Juniper, eBay rise, but Apple slips

BenjaminPimentel

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Shares of Juniper Networks and eBay Inc. posted strong gains early Thursday, but the tech sector was weighed down by sliding shares of Apple Inc. Juniper
JNPR, -0.07%
jumped more than 4% on a report that EMC Corp.
EMC, -1.11%
may be considering buying the networking company. EMC stock was down 1%. EBay
EBAY, +0.19%
gained more than 4% after the online auction site reported a strong profit gain. However, Apple
AAPL, +1.72%
shed about 1% after Verizon
VZ, -0.78%
disclosed "supply constraints" for the iPhone 5 in the September quarter. The Nasdaq Composite Index
COMP, +0.15%
gave up 12 points to stand at 3,092. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index
SOX, -0.05%
was down 1%.

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